A group of children from Chernobyl and their host families visited Crich Tramway Village week commencing 10th August. They had never been on trams before and were thrilled to get the opportunity. They presented staff members with gifts and a song from their...
Lawrence Napier has been a volunteer conductor at Crich Tramway Village for more than 40 years but on Friday 7th August he hung up his ticket punch and cash bag for the last time, having reached retirement age. Lawrence’s life-time interest in trams was...
It’s Friday and both re-enactors and visitors are enjoying our 1940s Event. The re-enactors are gearing up for the weekend, each in their own way. Some are planning their activities, or anticipating the increase in visitor numbers. Others are just making the most of...
Great value Afternoon Teas are available in the Poulson Room, above the Red Lion this week-end. Book to avoid disappointment. Full Afternoon Teas to be served in The Poulson Room on Saturday 18th July and Sunday 19th July from 2.30pm – 4.30pm. Afternoon Tea...
The London Transport Museum Battle Bus, which is currently at Crich as part of the Great War event for this week and the coming weekend, is a true veteran, having been one of the London buses which went to war in 1914. As was appropriate, it was driven up the...
London Transport Museum’s 1st World War Battle Bus heads for Crich. On Wednesday 15th July the London Transport Museum’s Battle Bus was loaded on to road transport for this iconic vehicle to commence its long journey north to join in the Great War event...
Battle Bus Arrives! From the Somme to the Derwent Valley! The Battle Bus has arrived at Crich. B2723 was built in January 1914 and entered service on London General Omnibus Company route 9, between Barnes and Liverpool Street, but was soon commandeered by the War...
We had a great start to our World War I Event on Monday with a presentation on ‘Derbyshire Yeomanry Go to War’ and World War I songs played on original gramophones. Tuesday 14th July, there’s a presentation on ‘Derby at War’ in the...
A model tram sale will take place at the Model Tram and Railway Exhibition on Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd August 2015 from 10am to 5pm at Crich Tramway Village, home of the National Tramway Museum. Surplus and duplicate pre-loved stock will be on sale, with...
Sam Smith has just completed his training and passed his test to become a tram conductor. Sam, aged 16 from Derby, is a student at Friesland School in Sandiacre, Nottingham and although training for nearly a year, had to stop to make time to take his exams. He...
Crich Tramway Village is a brand name for the National Tramway Museum (Accredited with Arts Council England), solely owned and operated by The Tramway Museum Society, incorporated in England with liability by guarantee (no. 744229). Registered charity number 313615. Our ICO number is Z6700136.